Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra and Telangana announced 9 of the 19 waivers in two decades, unlike Bihar and West Bengal, the two less prosperous states.
Despite the centrality of agriculture in India, there is no standard measure of farmers’ distress. The most commonly cited measure is the number of suicides.
Farmer leader Ajit Navale says state govt decision is a "betrayal", most farmers will not get the benefit as they have loan arrears of more than Rs 2 lakh.
The farmers started their march from Noida Saturday morning after talks between the Bharatiya Kisan Sangathan and government representatives failed to materialise.
RBI governor Shaktikanta Das highlighted that waiver of farm loans by state goverments affect credit culture and future credit behaviour of the borrowers.
On his second trip to Uttar Pradesh this month, Modi accuses the JD(S)-Congress Karnataka government of not delivering on its farm loan waiver promises.
Like Turkey and Egypt, Pakistan is one of a handful of powers with the human resources and infrastructure to help secure the Persian Gulf as Trump’s America draws down its military presence.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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